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Before and after Marilyn Monroe transformation pinup portrait for @keyla83 from The Bronx #NewYork.
Keyla is a Bronx native with an obsession for all things Apple & Marilyn Monroe. As a tender profession of love to his wife, Keyla’s photographer hubby @benjaminbrui secretly commissioned me to create a portrait of her. Im not sure if he was aware that I would transform her into MM, however I am always up for a challenge and wanted the art to have lots of meaning for her.
This portrait was is deceptively simple. Since Marilyn is such an over the top icon, I had to come correct as I created 4-5 variations just to get it right. The process and editing took quite a while. The trickiest part for me was her hair. You would think after making hundreds of pinup portraits that it would be a breeze for me, however due to Marilyn’s hairline and unique head shape, placing a typical MM hairdo on someone else doesn’t necessarily mean it would fit that person, let alone a pretty red headed Keyla. MM also had 5 -7 hairstyles adding to the challenge to figure out which complimented on Keyla’s face best. I’m please with the result. For a complex image, I purposely kept the color palette minimal. There is lots of meaning in the art however I wont spoil it, as each person’s interpretations of art are uniquely there own. Message me if you are ready to be transformed. me@riceandbeanz.net

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#BeforeAfter #MarilynMonroe #transformation #portrait #commission #art #illustration #pinup #dragon #serpent #apple #BxBlocktower #Clocktower #Bronx #Bombshell #bronxbombshells #benjaminbriu #kakeklub @talibankai (Taken with Instagram)

Marilyn Monroe transformation pinup portrait for @keyla83 from The Bronx #NewYork.
Keyla is a Bronx native with an obsession for all things Apple & Marilyn Monroe. As a tender profession of love to his wife, Keyla’s photographer hubby @benjaminbrui secretly commissioned me to create a portrait of her. Im not sure if he was aware that I would transform her into MM, however I am always up for a challenge and wanted the art to have lots of meaning for her.
This portrait was is deceptively simple. Since Marilyn is such an over the top icon, I had to come correct as I created 4-5 variations just to get it right. The process and editing took quite a while. The trickiest part for me was her hair. You would think after making hundreds of pinup portraits that it would be a breeze for me, however due to Marilyn’s hairline and unique head shape, placing a typical MM hairdo on someone else doesn’t necessarily mean it would fit that person, let alone a pretty red headed Keyla. MM also had 5 -7 hairstyles adding to the challenge to figure out which complimented on Keyla’s face best. I’m please with the result. For a complex image, I purposely kept the color palette minimal. There is lots of meaning in the art however I wont spoil it, as each person’s interpretations of art are uniquely there own. Message me if you are ready to be transformed. me@riceandbeanz.net

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#MarilynMonroe #transformation #portrait #commission #art #illustration #pinup #dragon #serpent #apple #BxBlocktower #Clocktower #Bronx #Bombshell #bronxbombshells #benjaminbriu #kakeklub @talibankai (Taken with Instagram)

are Norma Jeane girly mag cover for Male. _____________________________________ #MarilynMonroe #GirlieMag #pinup (Taken with Instagram)

Norma Jeane live modeling for pinup great Earl Moran. One of his most famous photo’s/paintings of Marilyn was done in 1946, titled ‘Bus Stop’. It featured Marilyn in a cheesecake pose, standing next to a bus stop, with skates in her hand. The accompanied poem: Little Boy Blue/Come blow your horn/She wants a ride,/This maid, forlorn/But she’s prepared/If you run out of gas./So save your tricks for some other lass. __________________________________________ #AnArtistIsOnlyAsGoodAsHisMuse #Pinup #EarlMoran #MarilynMonroe #Redhead #NormaJean (Taken with Instagram)

rom 1946 - 1950, Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jeane) was a 20 year old redheaded aspiring actress making her living as a live model for leading pinup artist Earl Moran. Illustration for pinup assignment in 1940’s. _________________________________________ #AnArtistIsOnlyAsGoodAsHisMuse #Pinup #EarlMoran #MarilynMonroe #Redhead #NormaJean (Taken with Instagram)

Reference photo of Norma Jean (Marilyn) shot by Pinup artist Earl Moran to be used for his future pinup assignments. This was the normal process for many pinup artists, taking several photos using them as a point of reference for the painting. ___________________________________ #ThisIsHowWeDo #pinup #art #NormaJean #MarilynMonroe #EarlMoran (Taken with Instagram)

Norma Jeane Mortenson aka Marilyn Monroe before the Hollywood “human photoshopping”. Shot taken when she was a natural redhead “cheesecake”posing for pinup king Earl Moran for a few bucks an hour. __________________________________________ #natural #marilynMonroe #NormaJeane #pinup #vintage #earlMoran (Taken with Instagram)

Marilyn Monroe (detail) as silent movie star Theda Bara’s version of Cleopatra. 1957 shot by Richard Avedon. #MarilynMonroe #Cleopatra #pinup #vintage #1950s #vintagephotography #exotic #avedon #santiago #riceandbeanz (Taken with Instagram at The Bronx Deco Society)

Marilyn Monroe ( believe it or not ) as silent movie star Theda Bara’s version of Cleopatra. 1957 shot by Richard Avedon. #MarilynMonroe #Cleopatra #pinup #vintage #1950s #vintagephotography #exotic #avedon #santiago #riceandbeanz (Taken with Instagram at The Bronx Deco Society)